Functional
Keys and General Short cut keys
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F1 [Display Help]
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F2 [Rename the selected item]
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F3 [Search for a file or folder]
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F4 [Display the address bar list in File Explorer]
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F5 [Refresh the active window]
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F6 [Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop]
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F10 [Activate the Menu bar in the active app]
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ALT + F4 [Close the active item, or exit the active app]
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ALT + ESC [Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened]
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ALT + underlined letter in menus and dialog box options [Perform the
command for that letter]
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ALT + ENTER [Display properties for the selected item]
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ALT + SPACEBAR [Open the shortcut menu for the active window]
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ALT + LEFT ARROW [Back]
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ALT + RIGHT ARROW [Forward]
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ALT + PAGE UP [Move up one screen]
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ALT + PAGE DOWN [Move down one screen]
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ALT + TAB [Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)]
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CTRL + F4 [Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have
multiple documents open simultaneously)]
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CTRL + A [Select all items in a document or window]
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CTRL + C or CTRL + INSERT [Copy the selected item]
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CTRL + D / DELETE [DELETE the selected item and move it to the Recycle
Bin]
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CTRL + R or F5 [Refresh the active window]
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CTRL + V or SHIFT + INSERT [Paste the selected item]
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CTRL + X [Cut the selected item]
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CTRL + Y [Redo an action]
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CTRL + Z [Undo an action]
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CTRL + + or CTRL + – [Zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like
apps pinned to the Start screen]
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CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in
or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]
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CTRL + RIGHT ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word]
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CTRL + LEFT ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous
word]
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CTRL + DOWN ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the next
paragraph]
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CTRL + UP ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous
paragraph]
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CTRL + ALT + TAB [Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps]
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CTRL + ARROW + SPACEBAR [Select multiple individual items in a window or
on the desktop]
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CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW [Select a block of text]
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CTRL + ESC [Open the Start screen]
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CTRL + SHIFT + ESC [Open Task Manager]
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CTRL + SHIFT [Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts
are available]
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CTRL + SPACEBAR [Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off]
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SHIFT + F10 [Display the shortcut menu for the selected item]
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SHIFT + ARROW [Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop,
or select text within a document]
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SHIFT + DELETE [Delete the selected item without moving it to the
Recycle Bin first]
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RIGHT ARROW [Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu]
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LEFT ARROW [Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu]
· ESC [Stop or leave
the current task]
Windows Shortcut
Keys
- Win + F1 [Open Windows Help and support]
- Win [Display or hide the Start screen]
- Win + B [Set focus in the notification area]
- Win + C [Open Charms]
- Win + D [Display and hide the desktop]
- Win + E [Open File Explorer]
- Win + F [Open the Search charm and search for files]
- Win + H [Open the Share charm]
- Win + I [Open the Settings charm]
- Win + K [Open the Devices charm]
- Win + L [Lock your PC or switch people]
- Win + M [Minimize all windows]
- Win + O [Lock device orientation]
- Win + P [Choose a presentation display mode]
- Win + Q [Open the Search charm to search everywhere or
within the open app (if the app supports app search)] - Win + R [Open the Run dialog box]
- Win + S [Open the Search charm to search Windows and
the web] - Win + T [Cycle through apps on the taskbar]
- Win + U [Open Ease of Access Center]
- Win + V [Cycle through notifications]
- Win + SHIFT + V [Cycle through notifications in reverse
order] - Win + W [Open the Search charm and search for settings]
- Win + X [Open the Quick Link menu]
- Win + Z [Show the commands available in the app]
- Win + , [Temporarily peek at the desktop]
- Win + PAUSE [Display the System Properties dialog box]
- Win + CTRL + F [Search for PCs (if you’re on a
network)] - Win + SHIFT + M [Restore minimized windows on the
desktop] - Win + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and start the app
pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app
is already running, it switches to that app.] - Win + SHIFT + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and start
a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated
by the number] - Win + CTRL + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and switch
to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position
indicated by the number] - Win + ALT + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and open the
Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by
the number] - Win + CTRL + SHIFT + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and
open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the
taskbar as an administrator] - Win + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps (except
desktop apps)] - Win + CTRL + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps
(except desktop apps)] - Win + SHIFT + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps
(except desktop apps) in reverse order] - Win + CTRL + B [Switch to the app that displayed a
message in the notification area] - Win + UP ARROW [Maximize the window]
- Win + DOWN ARROW [Remove current app from screen or
minimize the desktop window] - Win + LEFT ARROW [Maximize the app or desktop window to
the LEFT side of the screen] - Win + RIGHT ARROW [Maximize the app or desktop window
to the RIGHT side of the screen] - Win + HOME [Minimize all but the active desktop window
(restores all windows on second stroke)] - Win + SHIFT + UP ARROW [Stretch the desktop window to
the top and bottom of the screen] - Win + SHIFT + DOWN ARROW [Restore/minimize active
desktop windows vertically, maintaining width] - Win + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW [Move an app or
window in the desktop from one monitor to another] - Win + SPACEBAR [Switch input language and keyboard
layout] - Win + CTRL + SPACEBAR [Change to a previously selected
input] - Win + ENTER [Open Narrator]
- Win + SHIFT + . [Cycle through open apps]
- Win + . [Cycle through open apps]
- Win + / [Initiate IME reconversion]
- Win + ALT + ENTER [Open Windows Media Center]
- Win + +/- [Zoom in or out using Magnifier]
- Win + ESC [Exit Magnifier]
File Handling Short cut keys
- ALT + D [Select the address bar]
- CTRL + E [Select the search box]
- CTRL + F [Select the search box]
- CTRL + N [Open a new window]
- CTRL + W [Close the current window]
- CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [Change the size and
appearance of file and folder icons] - CTRL + SHIFT + E [Display all folders above the
selected folder] - CTRL + SHIFT + N [Create a new folder]
- NUM LOCK + * [Display all subfolders under the selected
folder] - NUM LOCK + + [Display the contents of the selected
folder] - NUM LOCK + – [Collapse the selected folder]
- ALT + P [Display the preview pane]
- ALT + ENTER [Open the Properties dialog box for the
selected item] - ALT + RIGHT ARROW [View the next folder]
- ALT + UP ARROW [View the folder that the folder was in]
- ALT + LEFT ARROW [View the previous folder]
- BACKSPACE [View the previous folder]
- RIGHT ARROW [Display the current selection (if it’s
collapsed), or select the first subfolder] - LEFT ARROW [Collapse the current selection (if it’s
expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in] - END [Display the bottom of the active window]
- HOME [Display the top of the active window]
- F11 [Maximize or minimize the active window]
General
folder/shortcut control
- F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and
moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows
Explorer) - F5: Refreshes the current window.
- F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
- CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95
Windows Explorer only) - CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
- CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
- BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
- SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the
current folder plus all parent folders
Controllers in Number Pad of the
keyboard
- Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current
selection - Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
- Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
- RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not
expanded, otherwise goes to the first child - LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is
expanded, otherwise goes to the parent
Windows Screen shortcut keys
- Win + . [Enter Rearrange mode and select apps or
dividers across monitors] - Win + LEFT ARROW [Move app divider left]
- Win + RIGHT ARROW [Move app divider right]
- Win + UP ARROW [Maximize app]
- Win + DOWN ARROW [Close app]
- Win + ESC [Exit Rearrange mode]
